Category: Environment

New Google Street View Camera “will make collections easier for partners”; 220+ Billion Images Captured So Far

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New Google Street View Camera “will make collections easier for partners”; 220+ Billion Images Captured So Far
Collecting individuals’ of all ages personal data to analyze and sometimes sell and/or share with 3rd parties is often referred to as “Surveillance Capitalism.” Opposition to data collection efforts – typically carried out without individuals’ knowledge or consent – is increasing in the U.S. and worldwide. Nevertheless, in 2023 Google will introduce its new Street View camera that will make it easier for “partners” to take pictures of whatever or whomever they want in even more places.… Read the rest

WHO power-grab targeted in new Senate bill

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WHO power-grab targeted in new Senate bill
Reacting to the Biden administration’s effort to give the World Health Organization the unilateral authority to declare a health emergency in the United States, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has introduced legislation ensuring the Senate has power over any pandemic treaty. The No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act, which has 15 Senate cosponsors, would require any agreement produced by the WHO to be submitted to the Senate as a treaty.… Read the rest

Huge WIN! WHO withdraws 12 Biden ‘sovereignty’ amendments amid fierce opposition

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Huge WIN! WHO withdraws 12 Biden ‘sovereignty’ amendments amid fierce opposition
Biden proposals cede authority to U.N. agency during health ’emergencies’ Amid charges of ceding U.S. sovereignty to the World Health Organization, 12 of the 13 amendments submitted by the Biden administration for a vote in the World Health Assembly this week in Geneva have been removed from consideration. The amendments were publicized only last month, and it was the advocacy of independent researcher James Roguski that alerted the public to the implications for U.S.… Read the rest

Davos elites warn nations not to resist ‘painful global transition’

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Davos elites warn nations not to resist ‘painful global transition’
Echoing President Biden’s comments, two European leaders at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, described the record gas prices as part of a “painful” period of “transition” to alternative energy that should not be resisted. German vice-chancellor Robert Habeck, as Summit News reported, said Monday that governments should not seek to protect their citizens from the consequences. Norwegian finance CEO Kjerstin Braathen described the energy crisis as a “transition” full of hardship but insisted the “pain” is “worth it.”… Read the rest

Armed Feds Pay a Visit: Amish Farmer Faces Hundreds of Thousands in Fines

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Armed Feds Pay a Visit: Amish Farmer Faces Hundreds of Thousands in Fines
  Amos Miller, an Amish farmer who runs a holistically managed small farm in Bird-In-Hand, Pennsylvania, grows and prepares food in tune with nature, the way he believes God intended. This seems like a sound idea to the approximately 4,000 customers who purchase Miller’s meat, eggs and dairy products from his private, members-only food club. The federal government, however, appears to disagree.… Read the rest

FDA sparks anger with decision on ‘phthalates’ — a chemical in fast-food packaging

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FDA sparks anger with decision on ‘phthalates’ — a chemical in fast-food packaging
BY SHARON UDASIN – 05/19/22 4:42 PM ET The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday that it will not impose a total ban on a set of dangerous chemicals commonly found in fast-food packaging, angering scientists and environmental groups who have long pressed for their removal. The decision came in response to three separate petitions requesting that the FDA limit the use of compounds called phthalates, which are known to disrupt hormone function and have been linked to birth defects, infertility, learning disabilities and neurological disorders.… Read the rest

Plan To Discharge Fukushima Water Into Pacific Gets OK From Regulators

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Plan To Discharge Fukushima Water Into Pacific Gets OK From Regulators
  By Julia Conley MAY 18, 2022 Despite outcry from local leaders and the Japanese public and warnings from environmental campaigners, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday gave its approval for a plan to discharge contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, a move critics say will pose a major threat to marine life. After spending several months reviewing the plan announced by then-Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s administration last spring, the NRA said discharging more than 1.2 million tons of treated wastewater will help the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) secure space needed to decommission the plant, where three reactors melted down in March 2011 after a tsunami.… Read the rest

Can AI Predict Whether COVID Patients Will Live or Die? This Tool Shows Doctors Who Is More at Risk + More

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Can AI Predict Whether COVID Patients Will Live or Die? This Tool Shows Doctors Who Is More at Risk + More
Can AI Predict Whether COVID Patients Will Live or Die? This Tool Shows Doctors Who Is More at Risk Euronews reported: This tool identifies hospitalized patients most at risk of dying from COVID-19 using artificial intelligence (AI). The algorithm could help doctors to direct critical care resources to those in most immediate need, which the developers of the AI tool say could be especially valuable to resource-limited countries.… Read the rest

What’s Behind the Outbreak of Sudden, Severe Hepatitis in Kids?

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What’s Behind the Outbreak of Sudden, Severe Hepatitis in Kids?
Researchers seek answers to why in recent months more than 500 previously healthy children worldwide developed sudden-onset, severe hepatitis, two leading hypotheses have emerged linking the outbreak to adenovirus and coronavirus. In a May 18 update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is investigating 180 cases of hepatitis in children, up 71 from the 109 cases the agency reported on May 5.… Read the rest